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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: just marking you card #111933 09/12/2003 12:55 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Yes, I'd say the colloquial meaning is definitely "to let you know the score" - and as such I would expect it to derive from a sports context, but have no citation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted just marking your card johnjohn 09/12/2003 8:49 AM Re: just marking you card Faldage 09/12/2003 10:30 AM Re: just marking you card Jackie 09/12/2003 12:26 PM Re: just marking you card maverick 09/12/2003 12:55 PM Re: just marking you card belMarduk 09/12/2003 11:41 PM Re: just marking you card Capfka 09/15/2003 12:15 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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